Author(s): Melinda Dyar, Planetary Science Institute (First Author, Presenting Author) Cai Ytsma, Cai Consulting Laura Breitenfeld, Planetary Science Institute Tucson Alessandro Maturilli, German Aerospace Center DLR Giulia Alemanno, German Aerospace Center DLR Berlin Solmaz Adeli, German Aerospace Center DLR Berlin Nils Mueller, German Aerospace Center DLR Berlin Stephen Garland, Institute of Space Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Berlin Suzanne Smrekar, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
The capability of spectrometers on upcoming Venus missions to distinguish between basalt and felsic rocks using only slopes and band ratios is evaluated.